Cardiff Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cardiff Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 08:17 AM and sunset is at 04:07 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Air temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun afternoon, min 1°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
10:20AM10.74m
10:43PM10.18m
11:05AM10.36m
11:31PM9.82m
11:56AM9.99m
00:27AM9.51m
12:56PM9.69m
1:33AM9.37m
2:04PM9.59m
2:43AM9.49m
3:13PM9.75m
3:48AM9.88m
4:16PM10.13m
4:46AM10.37m
5:12PM10.56m
5:39AM11.00m
6:04PM11.09m
6:28AM11.58m
6:52PM11.54m
7:15AM12.03m
7:38PM11.83m
7:59AM12.27m
8:22PM11.92m
Low Tide
4:43PM2.51m
4:59AM2.75m
5:28PM2.82m
5:46AM3.07m
6:18PM3.11m
6:40AM3.35m
7:15PM3.31m
7:41AM3.51m
8:18PM3.36m
8:49AM3.48m
9:25PM3.20m
9:58AM3.20m
10:30PM2.84m
11:03AM2.78m
11:30PM2.42m
12:01PM2.20m
00:24AM1.90m
12:53PM1.65m
1:14AM1.47m
1:41PM1.24m
1:59AM1.20m
2:26PM1.03m
2:43AM1.13m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
N
2
0
W
12
0.1
N
2
0
E
2
0
W
13
0.1
NW
2
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.1
N
2
0.1
W
2
0.1
S
2
0.2
S
2
0.1
NE
2
0.1
W
4
0.1
W
2
0.1
W
3
0
W
4
0.1
S
1
0.2
S
2
0.1
W
3
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
mod rain
cloudy
light rain
 km/h
45
NE
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
30
N
35
N
25
N
10
N
10
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
NNE
5
E
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
 mm 
6
4
max°C
3
3
1
2
3
1
4
5
5
3
4
4
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
3
6
6
7
5
5
7
Moonrise
11:17
11:29
11:40
11:53
12:08
12:27
12:56
1:38
2:40
4:01
5:31
7:00
Moonset
10:06
11:25
12:45
2:09
3:38
5:11
6:40
7:57
8:54
9:32
9:58
Sunrise
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:18
8:18
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
8:17
Sunset
4:07
4:07
4:08
4:09
4:10
4:12
4:13
4:14
4:15
4:15
4:17
4:19
Today's sea temperature in Cardiff is
8.8° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 10.9 max: 11.7 min: 10.0°C)
Issued (local time): 5 am Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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